belliferous
belliferous adjective: bringing war.
Adjective
belliferous (comparative more belliferous, superlative most belliferous)
- Bringing war.
- This work may otherwise appear attractive only to male readers, and more especially to those of the warlike professions, or of belliferous propensities.1829, Colburn's New Monthly Magazine, page 37
Forms of belliferous
| comparative | more belliferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most belliferous |
Origin of belliferous
From Latin bellum (“war”) + -iferous.
Words that rhyme with belliferous
- melliferous
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- aestiferous
- antheriferous
- aquiferous
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- cruciferous
- culmiferous
- foraminiferous
- gemmiferous
- herbiferous
- luciferous
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- magnetiferous
- mammiferous
- mortiferous
- multiferous
- papyriferous
- pediferous
- pestiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- radiferous
- salutiferous
- seminiferous
- stelliferous
- umbelliferous
- acetabuliferous
- acidiferous
- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- alkaliferous
- alumiferous
- aluminiferous
- amberiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- amyliferous
- anatiferous
- angeliferous
- antenniferous
- anthraciferous
- argentiferous
- argilliferous
- armiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- balaniferous
- balsamiferous
- biliferous
- bituminiferous
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
- calcariferous
Questions about belliferous
- What does belliferous mean?
- Belliferous means bringing war.
- What part of speech is belliferous?
- Belliferous is an adjective.
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